ALES Synonyms

• alcoholic liquor flavored with bitter herbs and roots

• the froth produced by soaps or detergents

• a dysphemism for beer (especially for lager that effervesces)

• wash in suds

• make froth or foam and become bubbly

• a general name for alcoholic beverages made by fermenting a cereal (or mixture of cereals) flavored with hops

• A strong dark beer brewed in the fall and aged through the winter for spring consumption.

• drink made by steeping and boiling and fermenting rather than distilling

• prepare by brewing

• sit or let sit in boiling water so as to extract the flavor

• a document ordering the payment of money; drawn by one person or bank on another

• a current of air (usually coming into a chimney or room or vehicle)

• a preliminary sketch of a design or picture

• a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg

• any of the various versions in the development of a written work

• the depth of a vessel's keel below the surface (especially when loaded)

• a regulator for controlling the flow of air in a fireplace

• a dose of liquid medicine

• compulsory military service

• a large and hurried swallow

• the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling

• draw up an outline or sketch for something

• engage somebody to enter the army

• make a blueprint of

• a camp defended by a circular formation of wagons

• a general term for beer made with bottom fermenting yeast (usually by decoction mashing); originally it was brewed in March or April and matured until September

• (facetious) a serving of an alcoholic beverage

• a serving (of wine) poured out in honor of a deity

• the act of pouring a liquid offering (especially wine) as a religious ceremony

• a pale lager with strong flavor of hops; first brewed in the Bohemian town of Pilsen

• a person employed to carry luggage and supplies

• United States writer of novels and short stories (1890-1980)

• someone who guards an entrance

• United States composer and lyricist of musical comedies (1891-1946)

• a railroad employee who assists passengers (especially on sleeping cars)

• United States writer of short stories whose pen name was O. Henry (1862-1910)

• a very dark sweet ale brewed from roasted unmalted barley

• carry luggage or supplies

• a strong very dark heavy-bodied ale made from pale malt and roasted unmalted barley and (often) caramel malt with hops

• a garment size for a large or heavy person

• dependable

• euphemisms for `fat'

• having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships

• annual or biennial grass having erect flower spikes and light brown grains

• grains of common wheat; sometimes cooked whole or cracked as cereal; usually ground into flour

• a variable yellow tint; dull yellow, often diluted with white